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and baltimore city police say they plan to have extra officers on patrol at least through this weekend. adam, back to you. >> monique griego live with us. stay with wjz for complete coverage of this tragedy in aurora. for the very latest on the suspect and also, we're learning more information about the victims and the investigation. additional details at wjz.com. >>> so far, some rainstorms have been washing on our week. how long is the rain going to last? let's check in with meteorologist bernadette woods. she's got a look at live doppler radar. it's quieting down in the city a little bit tonight. >> it definitely is a way, wet start to the weekend. the first warning doppler radar shows a little drizzle out there. and then the drizzle is moving off to the east but fog is in the way, so a little more drizzle. as far as rainfall totals go, this takes it back to thursday when we get the heaviest amounts of rain but then four and a half inches crossed at 3.3 at b.w.i. marshall. you'd think that's mild for the evening here. 68 degrees. that's our high so far today. pretty incredible we've
and baltimore city police say they plan to have extra officers on patrol at least through this weekend. adam, back to you. >> monique griego live with us. stay with wjz for complete coverage of this tragedy in aurora. for the very latest on the suspect and also, we're learning more information about the victims and the investigation. additional details at wjz.com. >>> so far, some rainstorms have been washing on our week. how long is the rain going to last? let's check in with...
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water is being restored to residents in northwest baltimore city and northwest baltimore county. last night's storm knocked down trees that knocked out part of the sanitation system. people in those areas tonight are still being urged to conserve water. >> it takes a lot of time to refill those tanks, so people who start getting water in the southern part of the system, areas like pikesville, they need to refrain from using that water. >> that's kurt cokier with bpw. he expects everything will be back in order tomorrow morning. the power problems also forced several businesses to close, including lots of gas stations in maryland, people having to hit one after another gas station that were shut down. i heard of one gas station that had a 20 minute wait for gas today, 70 cars in line at one time. all day long, viewers have been sharinging incredible videos and pictures of the storm. here's a look at more of them. >> reporter: incredible lightning and scary winds lead to widespread storm damage on the streets of maryland like this one. some trees fell on homes. this homeowner was a
water is being restored to residents in northwest baltimore city and northwest baltimore county. last night's storm knocked down trees that knocked out part of the sanitation system. people in those areas tonight are still being urged to conserve water. >> it takes a lot of time to refill those tanks, so people who start getting water in the southern part of the system, areas like pikesville, they need to refrain from using that water. >> that's kurt cokier with bpw. he expects...
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it is only 80 in big and 88 in ocean city. >> -- 80 in baltimore. and 88 in ocean city. still the chance for showers and thunderstorms. for two different storm systems out there. we have this one offshore that brought storms to the area yesterday. it is a front out to the west that will take a day to get out here. >> it is going to be unsettled and they remain a possibility. you can see in southern parts of the state we have that right now. for the next couple of days we send it out to marty. take a look at graphic that we will show you the frontal boundary that bern was talking about. it will take awhile to press through the region. we have a traffic jam along the coast and it accordians and impacts inland. high pressure is going to come in. we are not going to dry out and cool down. we will clear out but not until we get to thursday. it as slow go passage at best. what lays ahead for the week's end and weekend. not too early to think about that. the details are coming up shortly. we will go back inside. >> marty, thanks. all eyes will be on the pool today as michael ph
it is only 80 in big and 88 in ocean city. >> -- 80 in baltimore. and 88 in ocean city. still the chance for showers and thunderstorms. for two different storm systems out there. we have this one offshore that brought storms to the area yesterday. it is a front out to the west that will take a day to get out here. >> it is going to be unsettled and they remain a possibility. you can see in southern parts of the state we have that right now. for the next couple of days we send it out...
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in baltimore city. anne anne arundel count tip has 38,000. >>> we're across the state with rochelle richie but first up is adam may in townsend baltimore county which was hard hit like many other count tips. >> reporter: let me show you some of the problems we're dealing with. this road here, bologna avenue being shut down. if you look over here, there are more power lines down. they are dangling in this yard. if you come around this way there's a good sight for people in this neighborhood. tree trimmers showed up about an hour ago. they are cutting down this giant pine tree so they can make repairs to this power pole that snapped down in those high winds. just off court road. >> this was a wild and furious storm. >> reporter: sissorman's tree came down. >> this one took out that one, and all the way down. >> reporter: across baltimore county the sound of generators and chain saws echo through neighborhoods. >> everywhere we've been it's all the same. with branches down, trees down, trees on houses, tre
in baltimore city. anne anne arundel count tip has 38,000. >>> we're across the state with rochelle richie but first up is adam may in townsend baltimore county which was hard hit like many other count tips. >> reporter: let me show you some of the problems we're dealing with. this road here, bologna avenue being shut down. if you look over here, there are more power lines down. they are dangling in this yard. if you come around this way there's a good sight for people in this...
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baltimore city and anne arundel county also hit very hard, a total of 213,000 customers are without electricity across maryland. the storm damage reaches far beyond power outages. rochelle richie and adam may are tracking the progress. >> reporter: we're right off of bologna avenue, let me show you the huge mess they're dealing with here. all these power lines dripping down into the road. that has caused crews to shut down the tree for now. there's a large tree blocking the roads. even some of the side roads are having problems. tree trimmers just arrived on the scene. a short time ago there was a huge branch that was literally hanging from those wires. they just cut it down so these streets should be opening up pretty soon. >> this was a loud and furious storm. >> reporter: maxine's yard looks like a bomb went off losing a few trees that were 150 feet high. >> oh my god, i couldn't believe it. this one took that one and all the way down. >> reporter: across baltimore county the sound of generators and chain saws echo through neighborhoods. >> everywhere we've been is all the same. branches dow
baltimore city and anne arundel county also hit very hard, a total of 213,000 customers are without electricity across maryland. the storm damage reaches far beyond power outages. rochelle richie and adam may are tracking the progress. >> reporter: we're right off of bologna avenue, let me show you the huge mess they're dealing with here. all these power lines dripping down into the road. that has caused crews to shut down the tree for now. there's a large tree blocking the roads. even...
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it is trees on top of electrical wires that still dot the landscape in baltimore county, baltimore city, and several other maryland counties. 3,000 workers from bge and other states are going to hard- hit neighborhoods, trying to repair the damage and get the lights back on. sky eye chopper 13 is over crews in parkville, where you can see damage to at least one home there. wjz is live with first warning weather coverage. we'll check in with captain jeff long in sky eye chopper 13. but first, mike hellgren is in baltimore county, with updated information on repairs. mike? >> reporter: mary, unfortunately, this scene, this long after the storm, is still what it looks like in many neighborhoods. a lot of big, downed trees. you can see what the lightning and wind did to this one. this is one of those neighborhoods that is still without power. the governor says he are entering a very dangerous phase right now, because so many people have been without electricity for so long. about 150,000 bge customers are now out. and that's about 150,000 too many. >> reporter: this is new, amateur video, s
it is trees on top of electrical wires that still dot the landscape in baltimore county, baltimore city, and several other maryland counties. 3,000 workers from bge and other states are going to hard- hit neighborhoods, trying to repair the damage and get the lights back on. sky eye chopper 13 is over crews in parkville, where you can see damage to at least one home there. wjz is live with first warning weather coverage. we'll check in with captain jeff long in sky eye chopper 13. but first,...
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county, 61,000 customers in baltimore city, are still without power in this heat. 20,000 prince georges county remain without power all told, across the state, service is out to nearly 211,000 bge customers. well, wjz is live. adam may from baltimore county with more how people are coping there it is tough adam. >> reporter: it is. termers are running short --temperers are running short. this is indicative of the scene right off boll loan that and charles you can see this huge pine tree landed on top of those wires and cut off power to this neighbourhood. >> across baltimore county the sound of generators, and chain saw, echo threw neighbourhoods. >> everywhere we have been all the same branches down trees down. trees on houses, trees on cars. >> reporter: jason has been working nonstop in the svelterring heat since saturday morning. >> this is like a hurricane, really bad. >> this was a wild and furious storm. >> reporter: her yard looks like a bomb went off losing a few trees more than 150 feet high. >> oh, my god i couldn't believe it. this one took out that one, and all the way down
county, 61,000 customers in baltimore city, are still without power in this heat. 20,000 prince georges county remain without power all told, across the state, service is out to nearly 211,000 bge customers. well, wjz is live. adam may from baltimore county with more how people are coping there it is tough adam. >> reporter: it is. termers are running short --temperers are running short. this is indicative of the scene right off boll loan that and charles you can see this huge pine tree...
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baltimore city, anne arundel county, and howard county, are also struggling. and in total now, more than 140,000 bge customers in maryland are still without power. >>> as we have told you, bge crews have been out around the clock. and for the latest on the status of those repair efforts, let's go to mary bubala. and rob gould. >> thank you, rob, for coming in. let's talk about the possibility of the storms tonight. what does that mean for the bge tomorrow. >> we're certainly worried about it. there's no doubt. we said this restoration would extend through the weekend. if we find that we have storms that roll through, just like we did the other night, we lost 12,000 customers just in a matter of a few minutes. if we have that happen, that can definitely impact the restoration. that's something we are keeping a close eye on, not just tonight but tomorrow as well. >> we continue to report on the large number of trees that are on power lines. people are very worried about live lines. power lines just being on the ground. what should -- what are you telling people?
baltimore city, anne arundel county, and howard county, are also struggling. and in total now, more than 140,000 bge customers in maryland are still without power. >>> as we have told you, bge crews have been out around the clock. and for the latest on the status of those repair efforts, let's go to mary bubala. and rob gould. >> thank you, rob, for coming in. let's talk about the possibility of the storms tonight. what does that mean for the bge tomorrow. >> we're...
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baltimore city, anne arundel county, and howard county are also struggling. in total, more than 147,000 bge customers in maryland are still out. for more details on the power restoration progress, vic carter is live with bge spokesman rob gould. >> rob, thanks again for joining us. you said you have the bulk of the people back online. but it's still going to take a while. >> yes. we have 80% or more restored. but it's really that 147,000 figure that we're ficked on now. and of course, -- fixed on now. and of course, if you're without power, you don't care how many are restored. you want to be restored. for all of these images we're showing you, it's just going to take sometime. >> what is the biggest challenge facing you at this time? >> trees, trees and more trees. this storm is as bad if not worse than a hurricane. and hurricane irene, what we saw there is pretty bad. this is real bad. we have trees all over the place, in places you wouldn't expect to see them having come down. and that's really posing a challenge. we have to get in there, cut away the tree
baltimore city, anne arundel county, and howard county are also struggling. in total, more than 147,000 bge customers in maryland are still out. for more details on the power restoration progress, vic carter is live with bge spokesman rob gould. >> rob, thanks again for joining us. you said you have the bulk of the people back online. but it's still going to take a while. >> yes. we have 80% or more restored. but it's really that 147,000 figure that we're ficked on now. and of...
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new numbers show a slight improvement in the education of baltimore city students. but there is still a long way to go. wjz is live at city school headquarters. rochelle ritchie has a look at the maryland state saassessment -- assessment results. rochelle? >> reporter: well, mary, the results are mixed and reveal the challenges ahead. >> reporter: dr. andres alonzo reveal the results for the 2012msa assessment assessment test. the results not bad, but not good. >> the numbers matter. and they matter tremendously. >> reporter: baltimore city school's numbers remain fairly dormant to last year. math scores in grades 3 through 8 were up in 2011. where 61.2% scored in proficient or advanced. this year, an increase. >> summer school last year was all about path. because we knew math was the subject we needed to make the best progress. >> reporter: focusing slowly on math, seemed to hurt reading. which distributioned 69% to just under 68%. >> from the new entrants, what we're seeing seeinga is a far worse performance in terms of reading than we're seeing in math. >> repor
new numbers show a slight improvement in the education of baltimore city students. but there is still a long way to go. wjz is live at city school headquarters. rochelle ritchie has a look at the maryland state saassessment -- assessment results. rochelle? >> reporter: well, mary, the results are mixed and reveal the challenges ahead. >> reporter: dr. andres alonzo reveal the results for the 2012msa assessment assessment test. the results not bad, but not good. >> the numbers...
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. >>> let's give you an update on that major sinkhole in baltimore city. that's really going to cause a lot of extra congestion. as you can see, east monument, six blocks north of patterson park. it is closed between patterson park boulevard and monford. to get around that. your alternates would be madison and even mcelderly. as far as the rest of the region goes, if you are traveling 95 in the northbound direction, heavy there from 395 to the 895 split. traffic does slow down again. as you approach the beltway, well past whitemarsh boulevard. traveling on the north side inner loop, to harford road. the west side inner loop, that's been a pretty steady delay this afternoon. 20 minutes there from southwestern boulevard around to security boulevard. traveling the harrisburg expressway, slowing there. in the southbound direction, things slow down to timonium road to the beltway. as far as accidents go, eastern avenue, at simmons. wilkens street. also east pratt at charles. >>> let's take a live look. you can see, traffic is crawling along there. approaching p
. >>> let's give you an update on that major sinkhole in baltimore city. that's really going to cause a lot of extra congestion. as you can see, east monument, six blocks north of patterson park. it is closed between patterson park boulevard and monford. to get around that. your alternates would be madison and even mcelderly. as far as the rest of the region goes, if you are traveling 95 in the northbound direction, heavy there from 395 to the 895 split. traffic does slow down again....
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that's one that looks like it will move toward the baltimore city area. you can see it moving directly south right now. we have a possibility in the next 45 minutes or so of getting some action across the baltimore metro. and particularly now in frederick. frederick county, that storm moving right into the frederick area, right this minute. they have one over parkton. if you're anywhere in northern baltimore county, you can probably see or hear that lightning and thunder in the area. maybe brief, gusty winds, 40 to 50 miles an hour. this storm is not as strong now as it was. this is still pretty strong. but the warning will be dropped at 5:00. moving toward the frederick area. warm and humid air. 89, dew point 72. west winds at 21. barometer holding steady. 29.70 inches. right now, 70 in oakland. 91 in ocean city. upper 80s, a little above average. but high dew points, a lot of moisture in the air. so there's a lot of potential for heavy downpours. 89 in annapolis. d.c., columbus. pretty strong west winds. as much these may also begin to tear up these sto
that's one that looks like it will move toward the baltimore city area. you can see it moving directly south right now. we have a possibility in the next 45 minutes or so of getting some action across the baltimore metro. and particularly now in frederick. frederick county, that storm moving right into the frederick area, right this minute. they have one over parkton. if you're anywhere in northern baltimore county, you can probably see or hear that lightning and thunder in the area. maybe...
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children in baltimore get a drink as the city declare as code red heat advisory. cooling centers are open until 11:00 tonight. these conditions dangerous for people exercising or working outside. people are urged to avoid the sun if they can and drink plenty of fluid. it'll be a few days before the hot air clears out. meteorologist bernadette woods is tracking our temperatures in the first warning weather center, bernadette. >> this is the kind of weather pattern where you just want to be smart. we want to show you the radar. a few storms popping up making their way out of bell air into the eastern shores. this batch in southern maryland will skirt by the eastern shores. it is 95 right now in baltimore. look at all those 90s out there. when you factor in the dewpoint it feels like it's 101. take a look at this heat factor. we had a high of nine, the same tomorrow. 98 on wednesday, wednesday probably going to be the peak of everything before we start to see some relief later in the week. in addition to all the week we've been having want to show you the rain update
children in baltimore get a drink as the city declare as code red heat advisory. cooling centers are open until 11:00 tonight. these conditions dangerous for people exercising or working outside. people are urged to avoid the sun if they can and drink plenty of fluid. it'll be a few days before the hot air clears out. meteorologist bernadette woods is tracking our temperatures in the first warning weather center, bernadette. >> this is the kind of weather pattern where you just want to be...
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. >>> we continue to follow the breaking news we first brought you last hour from northeast baltimore. captain jeff long is in sky chopper 13 above it with more for us, captain jeff. >> hartford road remains closed in both directions here at clear view avenue just outside of city limits. we have two work trucks here and then just to the north of them on hartford road a seriously damaged silver sedan. a driver of this sedan was put into an ambulance. we believe they are in ran ambulance that's still on the scene. a lot of bystanders here, there's a fifth vehicle. we're not sure this taxi is parked in a strange angle it's been here the whole time. we'll keep watching this. i'm captain jeff long, back to you. >> it is a bad accident, captain jeff. thank you. >>> the man accused of killing 12 people in a colorado movie theater is back in court. family members and victims looked on. edward lawrence has the latest for wjz from the courthouse. >> reporter: james holmes stared straight ahead as prosecutors charged him. >> 24 counts of murder in the first degree, 116 counts of criminal attempt
. >>> we continue to follow the breaking news we first brought you last hour from northeast baltimore. captain jeff long is in sky chopper 13 above it with more for us, captain jeff. >> hartford road remains closed in both directions here at clear view avenue just outside of city limits. we have two work trucks here and then just to the north of them on hartford road a seriously damaged silver sedan. a driver of this sedan was put into an ambulance. we believe they are in ran...